First United
Methodist Church
203 S 200 E
Salt Lake City
Worship with us
Sundays at 11:15 am
In Person or online
MISSION MINISTRIES
A mission-driven church
We are a vibrant multi-cultural community with a long history of service to vulnerable populations, not only in Utah, but around the world. We feed our friends on the streets and provide temporary housing for homeless families in our building, and reach out to support those in need in places like Pakistan and Guatemala.
If you are interested in participating in our ministries,
please contact our Church Office Manager.
801-328-8726 or by email at office@fumcslc.org
Movie Nights
“Movie Nights” was founded to offer our unsheltered neighbors a warm, safe place to come indoors when temperatures drop dangerously low. This collaboration brings together Unsheltered Utah, Our Unsheltered Relatives, Air Protectors, and First United Methodist Church of SLC.
For the fourth year, First UMC is opening its doors at 2nd East and 2nd South to provide a welcoming environment where guests can stay warm, rest, and watch movies.
Our first Movie Night was held on December 17, 2022, and during the winters of 2022 and 2023 we hosted up to 85 guests on the coldest nights—a total of 32 nights.
The Utah Homeless Council has now announced that FUMC will continue as part of the official winter plan to bring unsheltered community members indoors.
Crossroads
Urban Center
FUMC was one of the founders of the center established in 1966 and we are active participants. In addition to ongoing support of food and clothing, we participate in the July Golden Celery Food Drive that stocks the pantry with needed food for the summer months.
Christmas Food Giveaway
If you need help with food this season,
come and receive a turkey and sides for your holiday meal.
Family Promise
FUMC is one of the original founding churches of Family Promise – Salt Lake. Family Promise supports families experiencing homelessness on their path back to stable housing with safe, private lodging in area churches, meals, case management, and hospitality.
Two churches in the Salt Lake area have volunteered space in their buildings to house families in Emergency Shelter. Volunteers can partner with FUMC to participate onsite at the shelter churches in the evening, stay overnight, or provide an evening meal.
Volunteers are welcome to sign up for a shift anytime during the year and/or join us for our specific hosting weeks.
Guatemala
Faith Journeys
Our team has just returned from another meaningful trip to Guatemala. First UMC has helped build three of the five medical clinics run by Salud y Paz, which now operate with Guatemalan medical and dental staff, ensuring long-term, community-led care.
Our role is not to direct the work, but to participate in what God is already doing in Guatemala. Each trip partners with local leaders to support medical and dental care in rural villages and to witness the ways God is moving through their community.
View photos and highlights from our most recent Guatemala mission tripView photos and highlights from our most recent Guatemala mission trip.
Music Ministry
The vision of the Music Ministry at FUMC is to Praise God. Through music, we reach out to our diverse community in celebration, praise and worship of God’s grace and goodness. The Music Ministry Team selects music for worship, cultivates skills in choral singing for the Chancel Choir, provides musical opportunities for self-expression, and gives positive spiritual and social support to its members.
The Chancel Choir provides the music for the 11:15am Sunday worship service from Sept - May. Chancel Choir Rehearsal is on Sunday's at 10:30 am.
Community Garden
In the heart of downtown Salt Lake City, nestled within the embrace of the First United Methodist Church, a new initiative springs to life: a community garden.
As an extension of the church's profound love for its city and its commitment to serve its neighbors, the garden is a manifestation of faith in action.
Here, seeds of vegetables and fruits are sown alongside those of hope and community, a testament to the church's mission of merging the deep gladness of individual souls with the profound needs of the world.
